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Experiments in the workshop: Behenyl alcohol in a lotion

October 31, 2011 by SwiftCraftyMonkey

I decided I’d try behenyl alcohol in place of cetearyl alcohol in this recipe – the rice bran oil based hand protector cream I made as a duplicate of the Body Shop’s hemp hand protector cream for my husband.The original recipe is a very thick lotion that feels slightly greasy going on your hands, but…

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